It began when revolutionaries stormed a prison called the Bastille. What were the underlying causes for the revolution? What was the Reign of Terror? Who was Maximilian de Robespierre? Then we take a look at the aftermath of the French Revolution and the impact it had on other political ideologies and governments to better understand why this dramatic period was so important in history.
We begin with the birth of the Nation and what led to the Declaration of Independence. How is it that thirteen small colonies in North America were able to succeed ? against a global power such as Great Britain? Learn about the seven-year war, the Boston Tea Party and the origin of the Declaration of Independence. Concepts such as triangular trade, the Founding Fathers, separatists and federalists are presented. Once the War of Independence was won, why did it take years to write the Constitution? And what was life like afterwards, and how did Native Americans and slaves fare? It is these events that shaped the America of today.
The Russian Revolution, actually two rebellions, was a revolution that destroyed the Tsarist autocracy, and helped create the Soviet Union. Learn about Lenin, the Bolsheviks, communism, the notorious Rasputin, rumors of cannibalism, and acute poverty. All of which led to a revolution, a coup d??tat and a civil war.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Science. (2013)Little Scientist helps children develop scientific reasoning by exploring the world of science that surrounds them. The unique structure of each program combines a short story with scientific information, enabling children to easily and naturally become interested and engaged. While focusing on the story, children will naturally absorb the science that is presented in various "fun" formats. Science is fun!
First hand accounts show how individuals, government and industry are attempting to control pollution. Part 1: observes Paris' campaign for citizens to use bicycles. Part 2: Surveys China's efforts to clean-up pollution in Beijing. Part 3: shows how the pollution of the white marble of the Taj Mahal has spearheaded efforts to provide clean air in Agra, India. Part 4: In the Galapagos Islands tourism may harm the delicate ecology of this unique habitat. Part 5: China's Yangtze River is heavily polluted and endangering the health of millions of people. Part 6: Introduces the Vectrix super scooter, an electric vehicle that has no carbon emissions. Part 7: Explains that out of date pescription drugs are polluting water supplies in the United States. Part 8: In Southern China, people are making a living by extracting valuable metals from waste products. The toxic chemicals, however, are harmful to Chinese workers.
First hand accounts show how individuals are choosing a more environmentally friendly approach to life. Part 1: In New York City a travelling greenhouse barge will encourage New Yorkers to grown vegetable gardens on their rooftops. Part 2: Welsh sheep are allowing a small industry to provide organic mattresses that is also fireproof. Part 3: Visits the Royal Horticulture greenhouse to observe exotic plants and the educational programs provided for children and adults. Part 4: In the Philippines waste is being controlling by reusable packaging and baskets made from native plants. Part 5: in the Green Shop, people in the United Kingdom can purchase environmentally friendly products. Part 6: In Brooklyn, a writer has created a farm in his urban back yard. Part 7: In Chile, human and industrial wastes are purified by earthworms. Part 8: In Devon, England, a wedding in a fairytale setting is environmentally friendly.
Teacher Greg Harding of Waimea H.S. on Kauai instills in his students aloha aina, the love of the land; take care of the land, and the land will take care of you. With the support of Principal Mahina Anguay, Mr. Harding, a natural resource teacher, and his students created Aloha Garden & Farm on the campus of Waimea H.S. It is here where students learn the principles and actions of farming and sustainability and make the practice of aloha aina a reality.
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject Areas: Career/Life Skills. (2019) Individual people aren't the only ones who need advice on how to invest their savings. Helena will meet a financial advisor who specializes in working with schools and government institutions to invest their cash reserves. Imagine what life would be like if you couldn't hear or if you were dizzy all the time. Shawn will visit an audiologist who shares with him how she tests for and treats both hearing and balance disorders. Alternative health careers are becoming increasingly popular. Helena will introduce us to a bio-energetic practitioner and wellness consultant and learn what she does to get her clients on the path to good health.
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject Areas: Career/Life Skills. (2019) Advances in the STEM industry are making our lives more efficient. Helena will meet the CEO of BRIDG, a large new facility that takes innovative technology ideas and turns them into reality. Do you know what a phlebotomist is? We'll find out when Shawn talks with one in the lab where she works. Hint - you can't be afraid of needles or the sight of blood to do this job! The Agricultural Biotechnology industry is changing. Helena will take us to a lab where the manager talks to her about how plant tissues are cloned and grown in baby food jars.
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject Areas: Career/Life Skills. (2019) The engineering field has an abundance of fascinating career opportunities. Shawn will introduce us to a mechanical engineer whose job is to control the acoustics in buildings using tools that test noise along with her math and physics skills. Then, Helena will meet a program engineer who specializes in the science of nanotechnology to make new electronics and devices a fraction of the size they were just a few years ago. Plus, Shawn will meet up with a drone pilot and see how unmanned aerial vehicles are replacing helicopters and making it much simpler to shoot aerial video for TV shows.
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject: Business. (2015) Inc. Business Advisor provides "best practice" management information for entrepreneurs to help create and build their business. Inc. draws upon more than thirty years of experience with the most successful, innovative entrepreneurs in the world. More than thirty in depth tutorials on writing a business plan, creating a marketing strategy, managing people, and more provide actionable solutions. DVD extras include how-to guides, related articles and other business tools. Start-up Part I - Coming Up With The Idea - Market Research On Customers And Competitors - Creating a Business Plan For documents go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfNG5nYnl2QTJYTUU&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject: Business. (2015) Inc. Business Advisor provides "best practice" management information for entrepreneurs to help create and build their business. Inc. draws upon more than thirty years of experience with the most successful, innovative entrepreneurs in the world. More than thirty in depth tutorials on writing a business plan, creating a marketing strategy, managing people, and more provide actionable solutions. DVD extras include how-to guides, related articles and other business tools. Start-up Part II - Financing Options For Your Start-up - Working With Banks - Managing Money For documents go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfTW5CSVAzU19URFE&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject: Business. (2015) Inc. Business Advisor provides "best practice" management information for entrepreneurs to help create and build their business. Inc. draws upon more than thirty years of experience with the most successful, innovative entrepreneurs in the world. More than thirty in depth tutorials on writing a business plan, creating a marketing strategy, managing people, and more provide actionable solutions. DVD extras include how-to guides, related articles and other business tools. Start-up Part III - Bootstrapping To Keep Costs Low - Are You Ready? - Finding Your First Customer For documents go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfWVJxcVF5ZllncU0&usp=sharing
Had history repeated itself? Lehman Brothers, a company with more than a 100 year history was gone. It's portfolio of subprime mortgages worthless. 2400 miles away California was beginning to feel the effect. Within months the entire banking system of Iceland would collapse. The global impact catastrophic. What did "too big to fail" really mean?
The center of the capital markets is shifting from America to Asia, that's what the future is going to be. China's economy has been on a fast track of growth, rising in stature. The Industrial & Commercial Bank of China is the world's largest by market value. Still there is a long way to go to make China a financial superpower. Yet Western bankers have hundreds of years of experience. They won't be defeated easily by the current financial crisis.
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject: Business. (2015) Inc. Business Advisor provides "best practice" management information for entrepreneurs to help create and build their business. Inc. draws upon more than thirty years of experience with the most successful, innovative entrepreneurs in the world. More than thirty in depth tutorials on writing a business plan, creating a marketing strategy, managing people, and more provide actionable solutions. DVD extras include how-to guides, related articles and other business tools. For documents go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLfYTB3TTZnelpzSXc&usp=sharing
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject: Career/Life Skills. Career Day is designed to support efforts to increase student interest and performance in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The programs are designed to spark student interest in various STEM-related careers through virtual field trips into various days in the lives of our experts. Guests give on-the-job examples of equipment or methodology used in their careers and talk about the STEM fields of study involved. Students are also given information about the kinds of courses they would need to take in school if they were interested in pursuing careers in any of the fields. Alternative Energy The first program in the series looks at careers in alternative energy and green design.
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-12; Subject Areas: Sustainability, STEM. (2020) In this episode: Sweat biosensors, 4 Awesome Discoveries, the biology of bats, a veteran's journey, expeditions in computing, asking all the right questions, clues from the ice, dance of the droplets, on Golden's melt pond - math on the ice, and more!
Audience: Students; Grades: K-2; Subject Areas: World Languages, Mandarin Chinese.(2009) Introduces the Chinese language and culture through creative skits, songs, and engaging video teachers.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-2; Subject Areas: World Languages, Mandarin Chinese.(2009) Introduces the Chinese language and culture through creative skits, songs, and engaging video teachers.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-3; Subject: SEL. (2006) Character Education for Kindergarten to 2nd grade that uses music, storytelling and word definitions.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Introduces 10-year-old Esraa, who lives in Cairo, the capital of Egypt. Esraa shares her passion for singing. Follows Esraa as she takes music lessons at the Royal Society of Arts, where she and the rest of her class are rehearsing for their Mothers' Day concert.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Introduces 11-year-old Mohammed who lives in Assuan, in southern Egypt and plays the dof, a traditional tambourine. Mohammed sits in his cockleshell and earns pocket money by playing and singing to tourists as they pass by in feluccas.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Introduces Elie, who plays the oud, a Lebanese flute. He accidentally breaks the oud's body and takes it to the instrument maker's workshop. While waiting for his oud to be repaired, Elie tries out other ouds, each of which has its own unique sound.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Introduces 11-year-old Gaby, who plays the zither, one of the oldest instruments in the world. After school, she likes to go to the local music academy to try out other instruments. She gives a recital on her zither at the village fair.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Introduces 9-year-old Hed, who lives in Israel. Hed shares her dream of becoming an opera singer. Joins Hed as she sings soprano with the the Tel Aviv Philharmonic Orchestra.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Introduces Itamar, who lives in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. Itamar explains that all the members of his family play a musical instrument and his specialty is the violin. Itamar and his family perform at his birthday concert.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Twelve-year-old Safi lives in the Galilee and plays the traditional Arab drum known as a darbuka. Safi and his friends have organized a band, but his debut as a musician comes when he plays his darbuka with his father's band.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Introduces 9-year-old Shiran, who lives in Rosh Ha Ayin, in Israel. Shiran plays the mandolin and would love to join the city orchestra, like her elder sister.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Language Arts. Write Right! Learning Cursive tackles the drudgery and redundant nature of learning to write in cursive handwriting for elementary age children and helps them develop good habits in order to write right! Concepts: Short loops, letter: e, words: eel, lee.
An anthem is a stirring song that when played, reminds all who are listening about their country. So it is for Americans when we hear the Star Spangled Banner. But the Star Spangled Banner hasn't always been our National Anthem, it was just one of several that vied for the right to be so named. Viewers will enjoy the music and interesting historic backgrounds of these symbolic anthems, making for a cadence marked lesson in early American history.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject: Social Studies. (2002) Traces the life of Chief Sitting Bull, who defended his people and their promised land against the invasion of American settlers. Shows how his mystical visions proved true both in the Indian victory at Little Big Horn and in his death at Standing Rock. Depicts a man who was a loving father, a composer of songs, an artist, and a loyal friend.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject: Social Studies. (2002) Traces the life of hero, warrior and backwoods statesman Davy Crockett, who symbolized the adventurous spirit of the American frontier. Follows his election to the Tennessee state legislature in 1821 and later to the U.S. Congress in 1826. Documents his heroic death at the Alamo while helping Texas win independence from Mexico.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject: Social Studies. (2002) Traces the life of Amelia Earhart, who amazed the world with her aviating prowess during the time of the Stock Market crash and the Great Depression, when women were painfully restricted. Nicknamed "Lady Lindy", Amelia's adventurous spirit led her to become the first woman to fly alone over the Atlantic Ocean. Explores the mystery surrounding her final flight on which she and her navigator, Fred Noonan, disappeared.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-3; Subject: Language Arts, Fine Arts. (2007) Using natural vegetation, an artist illustrates the story of the Snake and the Maiden. The seven tribes of Uagadu, one of the richest lands in Africa, all worshipped the snake Bida that brought the rains. In return, Bida asked them for one offering each spring -- to eat the prettiest maiden in the land. Each of the tribes took turns making the sacrifice until it was the turn of the Bambars. The tribal elders chose the beautiful 16-year-old Sia to be sacrificed, but Amadu was madly in love with her. To save her from such a dreadful fate, Amadu killed the snake. From that day on, drought turned Uagadu into a desert. The elders accused Amadu and Sia of treason and banished them. But the young couple found another land and lived happily ever after.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-3; Subject: Language Arts, Fine Arts. (2007) An artist draws and paints the story of the Christmas when only one scrawny goose was left and Salvador decided to give the goose to the King to show how much he respected and admired him. The King is so grateful that he offers Salvador a fine gift if he can solve a riddle. Quick-witted Salvador passes the test brilliantly and the King gives him six geese in return. The story spreads quickly and a nobleman tries to use the same method to get a gift from the King, but he can't solve the riddle. Salvador is called in and once again comes up with a bright answer. The King offers him a dozen of his best geese every year. Years later Salvador becomes very famous as the founder of one of the most important families in the city of Fu.
Join Raven, Eagle, and Frog in a land before time! Together they will learn the secret that will release light and life into the world, a secret that might just burn a few feathers as well!
Audience: Students; Grades: K-3; Subject: Language Arts, Fine Arts. (2007) An artist painting on parchment, tells the story of a tree isolated in a great desert. The story happens in a far-off barren land scorched by the sun, even though it is between two great rivers, one to the East and one to the West. These rivers are dangerous places for the people and their herds because of the many wild beasts that go down to the water's edge to quench their thirst. Standing under the shade of a huge tree, the only tree to be found in that vast plain, an abandoned young boy realizes he is all alone in the world. Then, the adventure begins.
Following the process of adapting a classic ballet into a "Hawaiianized" version that reflects the history of the Hawaiian Monarchy under the last Queen of the islands and the location of historic Washington Place by Ballet Hawaii.
Audience: General; Subject: Social Studies. (2015) Washington Place tells the story of one of Honolulu's most famous landmarks, Washington Place. The documentary covers the history of the home, from the time of its construction to its present day role as a historic home museum. The documentary explores Washington Place as the home of Queen Lili'uokalani the last reigning monarch of the Hawaiian Islands.
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject: World Cultures. (2014) From some of the most remote locations in the world the appealing photography of wide eyed children just being kids will quickly engage audience attention. These close-up programs are so captivating and the children so innocent that experiencing their unique lifestyles will have lasting effect. These children, like children everywhere, live their lives with the sweet innocence of youth combined with hopeful dreams for the future.
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-12; Subject Areas: Sustainability, STEM. (2020) In this episode: Sweat biosensors, 4 Awesome Discoveries, the biology of bats, a veteran's journey, expeditions in computing, asking all the right questions, clues from the ice, dance of the droplets, on Golden's melt pond - math on the ice, and more!
Audience: Students; Grades: K-2; Subject Areas: World Languages, Mandarin Chinese.(2009) Introduces the Chinese language and culture through creative skits, songs, and engaging video teachers.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-2; Subject Areas: World Languages, Mandarin Chinese.(2009) Introduces the Chinese language and culture through creative skits, songs, and engaging video teachers.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-3; Subject: SEL. (2006) Character Education for Kindergarten to 2nd grade that uses music, storytelling and word definitions.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Introduces 10-year-old Esraa, who lives in Cairo, the capital of Egypt. Esraa shares her passion for singing. Follows Esraa as she takes music lessons at the Royal Society of Arts, where she and the rest of her class are rehearsing for their Mothers' Day concert.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Introduces 11-year-old Mohammed who lives in Assuan, in southern Egypt and plays the dof, a traditional tambourine. Mohammed sits in his cockleshell and earns pocket money by playing and singing to tourists as they pass by in feluccas.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Introduces Elie, who plays the oud, a Lebanese flute. He accidentally breaks the oud's body and takes it to the instrument maker's workshop. While waiting for his oud to be repaired, Elie tries out other ouds, each of which has its own unique sound.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Introduces 11-year-old Gaby, who plays the zither, one of the oldest instruments in the world. After school, she likes to go to the local music academy to try out other instruments. She gives a recital on her zither at the village fair.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Introduces 9-year-old Hed, who lives in Israel. Hed shares her dream of becoming an opera singer. Joins Hed as she sings soprano with the the Tel Aviv Philharmonic Orchestra.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Introduces Itamar, who lives in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. Itamar explains that all the members of his family play a musical instrument and his specialty is the violin. Itamar and his family perform at his birthday concert.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Twelve-year-old Safi lives in the Galilee and plays the traditional Arab drum known as a darbuka. Safi and his friends have organized a band, but his debut as a musician comes when he plays his darbuka with his father's band.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Introduces 9-year-old Shiran, who lives in Rosh Ha Ayin, in Israel. Shiran plays the mandolin and would love to join the city orchestra, like her elder sister.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Language Arts. Write Right! Learning Cursive tackles the drudgery and redundant nature of learning to write in cursive handwriting for elementary age children and helps them develop good habits in order to write right! Concepts: Short loops, letter: e, words: eel, lee.